Bay Area Wood Burning Banned For 5th Straight Spare The Air Day

Another Winter Spare the Air alert has been issued for Tuesday, the fifth day in a row that wood burning will be banned in the Bay Area.

• Jan 5, 2015

Bay Area's 4th Straight Spare The Air Alert Issued For Monday

The 10th Winter Spare the Air Alert this season has been issued for Monday.

• Jan 4, 2015

Spare The Air Alert Issued For Sunday

A third consecutive Winter Spare the Air alert has been issued for Sunday due to poor air quality.

• Jan 3, 2015

Point Reyes Visitors Warned Against Collecting Shellfish At Closed Drakes Bay Oyster Farm Site

The warning follows the Wednesday closure of the Drake's Bay Oyster Co., which agreed in October to shut down following a long legal battle with the U.S. Interior Department over the loss of its lease.

• Jan 2, 2015

Napa's Beloved 'Moose Tree' Vandalized, But Is Missing Moosehead In Safekeeping?

Napa has lost a small-scale local landmark, an odd moosehead-shape growth on the trunk of a eucalyptus tree that generations of locals remember fondly.

• Jan 2, 2015

First Spare The Air Days Announced For 2015

The Bay Area Air Quality Management District has issued Friday and Saturday as the first Spare the Air days for smog in 2015.

• Jan 1, 2015

Emergency Plans Stall Out For Trains Transporting Bakken Crude Oil In The Bay Area, Part 3 Of 3

As more and more Bakken crude oil is expected to be transported by railroad through the Bay Area, officials want to implement emergency plans in case of a derailment. But those plans are stalling out.

• Dec 31, 2014

CA Plastic Bag Makers Want To Overturn Ban; Submit Signatures To Put Referendum On 2016 Ballot

If the referendum qualifies, the nation's first statewide ban on single-use plastic bags will be suspended until voters weigh in.

• Dec 30, 2014

Chevron Agrees To Let County Officials Oversee Probe Into Flaring Incident At Richmond Refinery

Chevron will meet with Contra Costa Health Services and Bay Area Air Quality Management District officials on a weekly basis to provide status updates on the investigation.

• Dec 30, 2014

Safety Information For Alhambra Trestle In Martinez And Other Bridges Kept By The Railroads, Part 2 Of 3

Some local, state and federal officials are concerned that an old railroad bridge in Martinez, used to transport increasing car loads of highly volatile crude oil from North Dakota to East Bay refineries, may be unsafe.

• Dec 30, 2014

Styrofoam Ban Starts In January For San Jose Restaurants, Markets

Local restaurants, markets and street food vendors in San Jose will no longer be using foam and Styrofoam containers for food and beverages starting in the new year.

• Dec 30, 2014

Aging Railway Infrastructure Raises Safety Concerns As Bay Area Readies To Receive Dramatic Increase Of Bakken Crude Oil, Part 1 Of 3

Questions are being raised about the safety of the century-old Alhambra railroad trestle in Martinez. Some local residents and officials are concerned because the bridge is carrying an increasing number of loads of a highly volatile cargo.

• Dec 29, 2014

Drought's Heavy Impact On California's Wildlife; Starving Baby Squirrels Leaping From Trees For Food, Water

California's ongoing drought is having a major impact on wildlife, experts said.

• Dec 29, 2014

Wood Burning Banned As Winter Spare-The-Air Alerts Issued For Bay Area Cities

Winter Spare the Air alerts have been issued for Sunday and Monday, Bay Area Air Quality Management District officials announced Saturday.

• Dec 28, 2014

Surfer Survives Attack By Great White Shark At Central California Beach

Authorities say a surfer at a Central California beach survived an attack by a juvenile great white shark.

• Dec 28, 2014

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